Recognition (sociology)

Short description: Public acknowledgment of person's status or merits

Recognition in sociology is the public acknowledgment of a person's status or merits (achievements, virtues, service, etc.).[1]

In psychology, excessively seeking for recognition is regarded as one of the defining traits of a narcissistic personality disorder.[2]

Another example of recognition is when some person is accorded some special status, such as title or classification. [3]

According to Charles Taylor, recognition of one's identity is both a fundamental need and a right, and non- or misrecognition is a form of oppression.[4]

In the workplace, recognition has been suggested to increase employee engagement, continuous improvement behaviour, trust in the organization, intention to stay, and satisfaction with management.[5][6][7] Others, like Alfie Kohn in Punished by Rewards, point out the dangers of using praise to show recognition, since it may induce compliance in the short-term, but negatively impact quality in the workplace long-term.[8]

## Recognition justice

This section is an excerpt from Recognition justice[ edit ]

## See also

* Respect
* Posthumous recognition
* Name recognition
* Donor recognition wall
* Glory (honor)
* Axel Honneth
* Michel Seymour

## References

1. ↑ "recognition | Definition of recognition in English by Oxford Dictionaries". https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/recognition.
2. ↑ "Narcissistic personality disorder - Symptoms and causes" (in en). https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662.
3. ↑ "Definition of RECOGNITION" (in en). https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recognition.
4. ↑ Taylor, Charles (1992). The politics of recognition.
5. ↑ "Forever Recognize Others' Greatness". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28204980-forever-recognize-others-greatness.
6. ↑ "Recognition is Not Fluffy Stuff: Why Acknowledging Your People is Good for Business - CPHR Manitoba". https://www.cphrmb.ca/news/367230/HRmatters
online-Recognition-is-Not-Fluffy-Stuff-Why-Acknowledging-Y.htm.
7. ↑ "The Secret to Motivating Your Team" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymuse/2013/03/19/the-secret-to-motivating-your-team/.
8. ↑ Kohn, Alfie (1993). Punished by rewards. Houghton Mifflin Co.. pp. 41,96. ISBN 978-0-618-00181-1. https://archive.org/details/punishedbyreward00kohn_0/page/40.

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